The seventy great mysteries of the natural world / edited by Michael J. Benton.
The seventy great mysteries of the natural world / edited by Michael J. Benton.
The seventy great mysteries of the natural world / edited by Michael J. Benton.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
GQ 2014/269
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
304 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Contents
Animal behaviour : Instinct and learning in animal behaviour ; Is an ant colony a superorganism? ; Why are animals nice to each other? ; How do animals navigate? ; Sexual selection ; Why do deer have antlers: fighting or display? ; Invisible signalling: pheromones ; Do animals have emotions? ; The l...
Geological timescale -- Understanding the earth -- Origins : How did the earth form? ; The origins of life ; The origins of multicellular life ; The Cambrian evolutionary 'explosion' -- The biggest mass extinction of all time -- Were the dinosaurs warm-blooded? ; Why did the dinosaurs die out? ; Gia...
Publication information
Publisher
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Draws on the perspectives of sixty eminent scientists to discuss what is currently understood about the functioning of the planet as it relates to massive changes in the environment, in an extensively illustrated reference that features such sections as evolution, animal behavior, and global warming.
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Full title
The seventy great mysteries of the natural world / edited by Michael J. Benton.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-297) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/NQ508/19.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2014/269
Record Identifier
74VM4DE8Vxyg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4DE8Vxyg
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ISBN
9780500251430 (hbk.)
0500251436 (hbk.)
DDC
508
MMS ID
991001310819702626
